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TUESDAY

MARCH 15, 2016

B AY L O R L A R I AT. C O M

Students
arrested
on break

Striking
a Deal

JESSICA HUBBLE
Staff Writer

events for fundraising.
Baylor will also pay the BAA $2 million for
the Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center that was
demolished. The money may be used in any way
that is charitable to the organization in return for
the waiving of the rights to replace the building.
“This agreement, with its emphasis on
cultivating strong relationships between all
alumni and their alma mater and its firm
commitment to support student scholarships, is
the remarkable result of diligent work by a group
of dedicated servant leaders, for whom we are
deeply grateful,” President and Chancellor Ken
Starr said in a statement.
The Baylor Line Foundation will continue
to print the Baylor Line Magazine with a new,
more solid licensing agreement. In a letter to

Baylor running back and Burkburnett
senior Devin Chafin was suspended from
the football team after being arrested on
marijuana possession charges at 8:05 a.m
Friday in Oklahoma.
Chafin was traveling with Madill,
Okla., senior Jennifer Kerr. The two were
stopped 13 miles west of Grandfield,
Okla.,on Highway 70 in Tillman County,
according to a Facebook post by Tillman
County sheriff. The County Sheriff,
Bobby Whittington, stopped the car for
speeding and found marijuana.
“We are deeply concerned of the
conduct of these individuals. Although
marijuana is legal in Colorado, it isn’t
in Oklahoma,” said the post. “Also, the
marijuana candy looks like any hard
candy you could purchase in any store.
We sure would hate to see a small child
ingest this candy that has a high THC
content!”
The Facebook post also included
photos of the marijuana and marijuana
candy that was seized.
According to the post, the marijuana
and marijuana candy was purchased in
Colorado, where it is legal. It is illegal
to take marijuana from Colorado across
state lines though. Marijuana is only legal
for medicinal use in Oklahoma.
Chafin and Kerr both posted bond
and were released.
“Coach [Art] Briles has suspended
Devin from the team and we are
continuing to gather more information
about the incident,” said Nicholas Joos,
Baylor’s executive associate athletic
director for external affairs.

DEAL >> Page 4

ARRESTED >> Page 4

BAA, university
reach settlement
amid legal battle

Dane Chronister| City Editor

LIESJE POWERS
Staff Writer
Baylor University and the Baylor Alumni
Association reached a settlement on March 7
that includes an organizational name change
and $2 million payment. The news comes just
three weeks before their pending trial over the
organization’s existence.
The BAA had served as the official alumni
organization of Baylor since a recognition and
license agreement was reached in 1994 as long
as the BAA “[agreed] to support the purpose and
goals of Baylor University.” Baylor and the BAA
have been associated with each other for 157
years by the alumni association.
In December 2013, an attempt to merge the
BAA with Baylor’s in-house alumni network was
rejected.

The two entities began legal action after Baylor
sued the organization in 2014 on account of the
alleged misuse of Baylor’s name and trademarks.
The BAA then countersued, claiming that Baylor
had breached their contract and that the tearing
down of the Hughes-Dillard Alumni Center was
unnecessary.
Both parties have been involved in litigation
for nearly two years.
According to an official joint statement, the
agreement reached will include the continuation
of the Baylor Alumni Network in regard to
outreach, events and programing for all alumni,
parents and friends. The BAA will serve as an
independent nonprofit organization and will
undergo a change in title, most likely to the Baylor
Line Foundation, but will not be considered
an “alumni association.” The group will instead
focus on the funding of student scholarships and

Poetry event to allow
survivors to speak out
KALYN STORY
Staff Writer
The Waco Hippodrome Theatre
will be hosting Unsilent : Survivors
Speak, an evening of poetry and
spoken word about interpersonal
violence.
The event will take place at 9:30
p.m. on today and is free and open to
the public. It is hosted by the Waco
Poets Society and Kyndall Rothaus,

2011 Truett Seminary graduate and
pastor of Lakeshore Baptist Church.
Unsilent:
Survivors
Speak
immediately follows Prayers for
Survivors: A Time For Anger which
begins at 8 p.m. at Elliston Chapel.
Rothaus is speaking at Prayers
for Survivors and performing at
Unsilent. She said she believes these
events are important because there
are not many safe spaces for people
to creatively express their feelings.

“No one ever created the space
for me, so we’re creating the space
for you,” Rothaus said. “A space for
survivors to tell their stories and
listen with respect.”
Rothaus wants these spaces to
empower survivors to get support
and encourage allies to help their
friends and survivors in their lives.

POETRY >> Page 4

Photo Courtesy of Audrey Hamlin

EXPRESSING ANGER The Hippodrome will be hosting Unsilent: Survivors
Speak today. The event will focus on poetry regarding interpersonal violence.

>>WHAT’S INSIDE
opinion

Fraternity temporarily suspends activity
HEATHER TROTTER
Reporter

Editorial: President
Obama still has the power
to make Supreme Court
appointments. pg. 2

sports
Where the Lady Bears
Stand : The women’s
basketball team hosts a
ranking reveal watch party
Monday night at the Ferrell
Center. pg. 6

Vol.116 No. 81

Baylor
University
has
suspended all of Phi Delta Theta’s
organizational activities until a
full investigation of an incident
involving the fraternity’s president
has been completed.
On March 3, Baylor’s Phi
Delta Theta president and Garland
junior Jacob Anderson was
arrested and charged with sexual
assault after a female was assaulted
at a party on February 21. He was
later released on bond.
The fraternity declined an
interview about the investigation,
but did release a statement to
the Baylor Lariat saying that the
fraternity was made aware of
the situation and that they are

cooperating with law enforcement. criminal system has in these cases,”
Baylor Panhellenic
the email read. “The
Baylor and Waco
also released a statement
Police Departments
to all sororities on
campus urging Greek life
have established a
members not to speak to
positive relationship
the media regarding the
that
supports
communication and
incident, but to direct
helps them work
any questions from the
media to Lori Fogleman,
cooperatively where
the vice president for
there are parallel
media relations and
investigations of this
nature.”
crisis communications
“Addressing and
at Baylor University.
Anderson
In
a
university
preventing sexual
statement, Baylor’s role
violence, in addition
in the investigation is
to other unlawful
explained.
activity, in our campus community
“The University recognizes the is a top priority for the University,
seriousness of these situations and and we will continue to focus on
acknowledges the role that the solutions and support for those

Obama retains right
to appoint justices
As President Obama gets closer to revealing
his nomination for the next U.S. Supreme Court
justice after Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing last
month, Republicans in the Senate are more than
adamant to block whomever it may be.
Obama still has every right to nominate
the next justice. However, many Republicans
feel that this new nomination could shift the
balance of the court in favor of Democrats and
have already vowed to block any nominee from
being confirmed in the Senate.
However, this childish political stunt could
have serious ramifications.
The situation is comparable to kids playing
at team sport at recess. The kids on the team
who happen to be wearing red shirts don’t want
to help out teammates wearing blue shirts, even
though everyone is essentially playing for the
same team. In turn, the team suffers because
players are not willing to work together.
This is an instance where both Republicans
and Democrats guiding our country’s policies
ought to work together.
The implications of Republicans blocking
the Supreme Court nominee could hinder the
court’s ability to decide on several pending
controversial court cases dealing with abortion,
affirmative action in college admissions,
contraception, immigration, jury selection,
public unions and voting rights.
With Scalia’s death, four of the remaining
justices tend make more liberal decisions, and
the other four tend to rule more conservatively.
This means that most of the upcoming rulings
are expected to end in a 4-4 vote between the
justices without that ninth individual to break
the tie. This is problematic because if there is a
split decision on an issue, the ruling of the lower

court, normally a state court, is upheld.
Many of the issues to be decided on are
expected to end with a split decision. If
the Republicans follow through and block
whomever Obama nominates, the Supreme
Court would essentially be ineffective and
unable to make key decisions on many of these
crucial cases.
Many Republicans will argue that it is better
to wait until the next president has been elected
before nominating a justice who is able to sit on
the Supreme Court for the rest of his or her life.
This is an attempt encourage voters to express
what type of justice they want in the general
election, which encourages a government for
the people.
A president having a opportunity to
nominate a justice to the Supreme Court during
an election year has only happened five times in
the past century. In 1916, President Woodrow
Wilson nominated justices Louis Brandeis and
John Clarke, both of whom were confirmed by
the Senate. In 1932, President Herbert Hoover
nominated Benjamin Cardozo, and he was
confirmed in only 10 days. In 1940, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Frank
Murphy who was confirmed two weeks later.
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson tried to
elevate justice Fortas to chief justice and the
move was withdrawn. Lastly, President Ronald
Reagan nominated Anthony Kennedy, who was
confirmed in 1988.
Some of the backlash comes from senator
Charles Schumer, a prominent Democrat,
who in 2007, vowed to block Supreme Court
nominations by President George W. Bush.
While Schumer voted against the confirmation
of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel

Alito, both were confirmed before the next
election.
When it comes down to it, each party ideally
would like the power on the Supreme Court
to shift in their favor when causes and issues
politicians have been championing will be
decided upon.
However, regardless of where you might
fall on the political spectrum, it is indisputable
that Obama is still the president of the United
States until the newly elected president will be
inaugurated next year.

Many of the controversial issues that are
soon to be decided have been dividing our
country along ideological and political lines
for years now. It would be more beneficial for
the Supreme Court to actually have the ability
to make a decisive ruling on these key issues,
whichever way the court may rule. Instead of
perpetual political gridlock, it would be better
to work as a team in order to have definitive
answers and the ability move forward as a
nation.

COLUMN

COLUMN

Media time shouldn’t be partisan

Long-distance dating
is hard, but worth it

JESSICA BABB
Broadcast Managing Editor
Donald Trump has been taking the polls by
storm, winning state after state in the presidential
primaries. He has had so much success he is currently
the frontrunner for the Republican presidential
nomination. As the election season continues to
wind on, I constantly find myself asking how an
abrasive, rude, rash man with no political experience
can be doing so well.
The more I have thought about it, the more I
realize much of Trump’s
rise in the polls is likely
related the amount of
attention he receives from
the media.
There is a common
saying that “all publicity
is good publicity,” and
in this case, that is true.
Early on in the presidential
campaigns, Trump started
gaining attention because
he chose not to act like a
politician. He openly criticized others, demeaned
minority groups and didn’t care what anyone had
to say about it. Trump’s actions on a presidential
campaign were simply unprecedented, and early on
the media ate it up.
According to a recent analysis conducted by
Media Matters, a nonprofit media-related research
and information organization, Trump received $29.7
million in free airtime on Fox News from May 2015
to the end of the year. While Trump appeared on
the network for about 23 hours, none of the other
candidates had more than 10 hours on the same
network.
Other networks like ABC, CBS and NBC had a
combined total of 17 hours of coverage related to
the presidential campaign on their weekday nightly
newscast for 2015, according to the Tyndall Report.
Trump, of course, had the most coverage with 327
minutes total, which is 32 percent of the total time
dedicated to all candidates. Hillary Clinton, the

frontrunner for the Democratic Party who had
the second-most coverage, only had a total of 121
minutes combined on all three networks last year.
Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio only had
about 20 minutes on those same nightly newscasts.
Clearly, media outlets have favored Trump and
for obvious reasons since he is so outlandish. But this
is problematic, not just because it gives Trump an
enormous advantage over the other candidates, but
also because it has turned this election into a reality
TV show.
Every time Trump says something crazy and
unfathomable, you can pretty much guarantee
you will see almost every outlet talking about it in
some way. I mean, why not? As someone who is
striving to have a career in broadcast journalism,
I can understand that it happens because Trump’s
large personality draws in viewers and can easily
be sensationalized. It’s exciting, it’s different and it’s
something that never seems to get old.
Plain and simple, it is easy election coverage,
but it’s not necessarily the best election coverage.
The comical and absolutely ridiculous sound bites
have in a way created this perception that this
election is more like a reality TV show rather than
an actual election to elect a president that will be
the commander-in-chief of our country. In a way
sometimes it feels more like I’m watching the “Real
Housewives” or “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”
instead of election coverage.
I know this article is ironic since I am part of the
media, but in this case I am not paying attention to
the candidate, but rather the systematic problem of
sensationalism found in today’s media.
The way the media has played into Trump’s
character over the course of this election has only
increased his popularity. Instead of giving him
hours of free airtime on networks every time he says
something politically incorrect, it would be better
to give candidates a more equal share of attention
and to remember that not everything sensational is
actually newsworthy.
Jessica Babb is a junior journalism and political
science major from Harker Heights. She is broadcast
managing editor for the Lariat.

HEATHER TROTTER
Reporter
Long-distance relationships can be
really hard. You live far away from each
other, you don’t always know what the
other person is doing and there can be a
lot of miscommunication.
I have been in a long-distance
relationship with my boyfriend for nine
months now.
He lives in
San Marcos,
which
is
about
two
hours away
from Waco.
Two
hours
might
not
seem like a
lot, but when
you only get
to see each other on the weekends, and
maybe not even every weekend, it can
be rough. But fortunately, we’ve been
able to make it work.
We text and call each other every
day, and we usually end up on FaceTime
too. We try to visit each other every
weekend and we try to do fun things
together like going to see a drive-in
movie or going to San Antonio to the
Riverwalk. We are also completely open
with each other, so we can talk about
anything.
We’ve had a great nine months,
but it isn’t always easy being apart. We
can’t always just drive two hours to
see each other during the week- my
boyfriend has class and football, and I
have class and work. Because we text a
lot during the day there can sometimes

be miscommunication and we end
up annoyed or mad. If either of us is
having a bad day, we can’t just go to the
other person and be with them until
everything is better.
So basically, long-distance sucks.
But there are some good things that
come with a long-distance relationship.
The best part is that when the two of
you are together, the time you have is so
much more special because sometimes
its very limited.
Another surprisingly good part is
that you aren’t together 24/7, so you
don’t get annoyed with each other and
you can focus on yourself more. Some
people in relationships spend too much
time together, which can sometimes
hurt a relationship.
I’d
say
that
long-distance
relationships are definitely doable.
It might be hard sometimes, but its
definitely worth it when you’re finally
together. To make it work, you have to
be understanding of the other person’s
time commitments, like class, work,
sports, etc. You also have to trust your
partner. If you don’t trust them, its
never going to work. Unless they give
you a reason not to trust them, then
they should be given the benefit of the
doubt. You also both need to be strong
individuals because not everyone can
handle long-distance relationships and
being apart for longer periods of time.
So if you’re in a long-distance
relationship, trust the other person,
enjoy the time to you spend together
and don’t take anything for granted.
Heather Trotter is a junior journalism
major from Franklin, Tenn. She is a
reporter for the Lariat.

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News

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Global Business Forum sparks discussion
ERIC VINING
Reporter
Monday marked the beginning of the
McBride Center for International Business’s
10th annual Global Business Forum at the
Foster Campus for Business & Innovation.
The week long event is free and open to the
public, and it has traditionally covered a wide
range of topics including big data, international
issues in global healthcare, China’s role in the
global economy and emerging economies in
Africa. This year’s Global Business Forum is
focused on the Middle East and its gradual
integration into the global economy.
Monday’s event began with a brief
presentation by Dr. Steve Green, professor
of economics and statistics at Baylor, who
addressed some of the major economic and
social concerns in the Middle East region.
“A lot of the lower-income countries have
higher population growth rates, and with higher
population growth rates, you tend to have a
younger population … which is also an indicator
of employment problems in these countries,”
Green said. “Those employment problems also
often translate into political problems in these
countries.”
The presentation was followed by a series
of videos depicting the often-unseen modern
culture within the Middle East, such as a brief
tour of the Westernized city of Dubai in the
United Arab Emirates and a music video by
Saad Lamjarred depicting a more progressive
side of the region’s culture. Also featured was the
trailer for “Wadjda”, the first film ever produced

Trey Honeycutt | Lariat Photographer

KEYNOTE The 10th Annual Global Business Forum kicked off today at the Foster Campus for
Business & Innovation. Keynote speaker Ayman Safadi, CEO of Path Arabia, spoke after Dr.
Steve Green, professor of economics and statistics at Baylor, and answered questions from the
audience regarding religious extremism in the Middle East.

in Saudi Arabia, where cinemas are banned by
authorities.
At the conclusion of his presentation, Green

introduced keynote speaker Ayman Safadi for
a brief question and answer period. Safadi is
the CEO and Founder of Path Arabia, an Abu

Dhabi-based political and communications
firm, and the former Deputy Prime Minister
of Jordan. Safadi is also an alumnus of Baylor,
having earned an MA in International
Journalism in 1994.
While focusing primarily on economic
issues, Safadi took some time to discuss and
address questions from members of the audience
on the issue of extreme religious ideology in the
region.
“A lot of the narrative that we’ve been getting
is negative narrative, and that somehow feeds
into the extremists because once there’s no hope
— once we kill hope and project that part of
the world as filled with hatred — a lot of people
start to believe that, and they are able to recruit
more,” Safadi said.
Safadi also had advice to give to those
wishing to shed the Middle East region in a
better light.
“I think one of the main tools in our hands
to counter the extremist ideologies is to come
up with a more positive narrative,” Safadi said.
“A narrative that celebrates life. A narrative that
celebrates what is common among us humans.
A narrative that tells the story of millions and
millions of young men and women in the
region who are trying to make a better life.
It’s the pursuit of happiness. It’s the pursuit of
opportunity.”
In addition to his talk today, Safadi will also
be speaking at the forum’s keynote dinner on
Wednesday, March 16 at the Foster Campus’
Meyer Conference Center from 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. All seven of the forum’s events will be
free and open to the public.

TCEQ warns of arsenic in Texas drinking water
EMILY SCHMALL
Associated Press
FORT WORTH — Arsenic levels in drinking water exceed
federal safety levels in more than 60 rural Texas communities,
and federal officials need to step in because the state isn’t doing
enough to notify residents of the dangers, according to a report
released Monday by a national environmental group.
The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project
analyzed more than a decade of Texas data that showed about
51,000 people in 34 of those communities have been exposed to
contaminated drinking water for at least a decade, many at levels
several times higher than the arsenic limit. The group said Texas
needs to do more to warn residents about the risks of exposure to

arsenic, a naturally occurring carcinogen.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which
collected the data, confirmed that 65 communities’ water
exceeded the limit for arsenic, most of them in West Texas and
near the Gulf Coast. But the agency said all but two were “under
enforcement” by the state or the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, meaning the operators of those communities’ water
systems have been ordered to implement better filters and faced
fines.
TCEQ spokesman Terry Clawson said arsenic levels typically
found in Texas “do not pose an immediate health threat,” and
that “the potential danger of arsenic intake is very specifically
detailed” in advisories the agency sends to communities. He
said the agency doesn’t provide funding for cleanup, but gives

communities information about potential funding sources.
That isn’t enough, according to the Environmental Integrity
Project and other experts who called on the EPA to intervene.
They noted that the TCEQ advisory sent to affected communities
warns that people who drink water containing more than the
federal safety standard of arsenic — 10 parts per billion — could
develop cancer or circulatory issues, yet states: “This is not an
emergency. You do not need to use an alternative water supply.”
Joseph Graziano, an environmental sciences professor at
Columbia University who focuses on human exposure to metals,
said the advisory is “completely inadequate.” He said the notice
should inform residents of home filtration systems, expand on
the adverse health effects of exposure, and identify the most
vulnerable populations, including pregnant women and children.

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DEAL from Page 1
the organization, BAA president Tom Nesbitt promises
members who have life memberships continued benefits,
including a lifetime subscription to the Baylor Line.
A new form of election will be introduced to the
Board of Regents as part of the agreement. Alumni will
be able to vote for three regents who will be placed on
the board in staggered terms of one, two and three years.
At the end of each of these terms, the alumni will be able
to vote on either the re-election or replacement of the
regents. Those elected will have full regent rights and
duties and may serve three terms if eligible.
The agreement will be void if the two parties cannot
agree on the initial regent members or if the BAA
members do not approve of the BAA’s new title.
“With this lawsuit behind us, we look forward to
ushering in an exciting new chapter for our members and
for Baylor, an institution we all hold dear. We are eager
to move forward together – united as one Baylor family,”
Nesbitt wrote in his letter to members.
U.S. District Judge and Baylor Law graduate Ed
Kinkeade was a major negotiator in the dispute, as well
as Baylor regent and Baylor graduate J. Cary Gray. Judge
Cary Coley presided over the lengthy case.

POETRY from Page 1
Sharyl West Loeung, a 2011 Truett Seminary graduate,
believes there is a Biblical precedent of anger being
healthy and she hopes these two events allow students
to share and hear testimony that they can relate to and
identify with.
“Psalmists cry out to God and we should too,” Loeung
said. “I hope students of all backgrounds come to both
events and cry to God for themselves and on behalf of
others.”
Loeung hopes these events will encourage students to
move away from the rhetoric she often heard in church
such as “forgive and forget” and “good girls don’t get
angry.” Loeung believes skipping the process of anger can
be detrimental to healing and hopes students will come
and express their anger through the prayer and spoken
word opportunities Tuesday night.
There will be an opportunity to make a donation to the
Family Abuse Center and the Advocacy Center of Waco,
two local organizations providing services and support
for children and adults who are recovering from sexual
assault and family abuse.
Georgetown sophomore Audrey Hamlin is one of
seven guest poets performing at Unsilent :: Survivors
Speak.
Hamlin often wrote poetry as a child but really got
involved with it as a way to cope with her own experiences
with interpersonal violence.
She believes the event will provide an accurate view of
what it is like to survive abuse through raw and vulnerable
performances from survivors.
“Even if you haven’t experienced interpersonal
violence, come to this event because more than likely
there is someone in your life who has and this can help
you love the survivors in your life.” Hamlin said.
Hamlin will perform a piece about what it looks like
to cope with memories of violence. She will discuss how
violence can cause life to revolve around your abuse
and your abuser and how she personally struggled with
defining her life by the good experiences and not the bad.
“I am more courageous and compassionate and
beautiful because I am a survivor, and that is not credited
to my abuser. That is credited to me,” Hamlin said.

News

Ending
Hunger
Student honored in
D.C. for contributions
toward serving others
LIESJE POWERS
Staff Writer
Riya Rahman, a senior political science student, was recently
named as a White House Champion of Change recipient for her
work toward helping end child hunger. She received recognition
at the Summer Opportunity Workshop on February 26 at the
Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Rahman spoke on a panel to nearly 100 people about her
work to end child hunger with the Texas Hunger Initiative and
Photo Courtesy of Riya Rahman
Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. Her panel was
facilitated by acting Secretary of Education, John King. This LENDING A HAND Political science senior Riya Rahman was
event also had the secretary of labor and secretary of agriculture named a White House Champion of Change recipient on Feb. 26
as panel leaders, making it the first with three cabinet members for her efforts to end childhood hunger.
present.
“It’s a testament to how important of an opportunity this was.
take control of my work. She let me be in charge of things and
It’s just the honor of being recognized by the White House and really didn’t treat me like an intern. She treated me like I was a
being able to say that someone at the White House thinks that I’m capable staff person,” Rahman said. “It was really a great learning
worthy of this award,” Rahman said.
experience and I attribute a lot of my work ethic to her.”
Rahman began her service when she attended a Hunger in
Her second guest was Sam Reads, online organizer for Share
America mission trip in 2014. This experience spurred her to Our Strength, who continually supports Rahman in her work.
reach out to a volunteer center in Dallas. After volunteering for He nominated Rahman for the award after working with her as a
a few weeks, she was offered an internship position with THI youth ambassador.
at the Dallas office. She was later was given the role of Youth
“If I had an idea and I wasn’t ready to share it with people
Ambassador with the Share Our Strength campaign and worked I would just call him. Almost 99.9 percent of the time he was
for the year in THI’s Central Office. Rahman then returned to the completely supportive and told me that I could change the world
Dallas office and worked with the Excellence in Summer Meals if I wanted to, and it takes people like that to really believe that
Campaign, which is engineered to see what is and isn’t helping you can,” Rahman said. “He is a great person to have in your
with food distribution. She then was able to declare herself as an corner.”
undergraduate policy analyst and is currently working in that
Rahman is currently working on Child Nutrition
position with THI in Waco.
Reauthorization, which helps children who are eligible for
“It was just kind of a boom, boom, boom,” Rahman said. “All free food for the government and is reinstated every five years.
my ducks aligned in a row.”
The Senate recently passed the bipartisan bill and the House is
When first notified of the award, Rahman assumed that it currently working on legislation for the bill. Rahman said she
was a spam email. She sent the invitation to her boss and was hopes it passes before the summer so that children can have
urged to respond immediately. Rahman told very few about the programs for this year.
opportunity after her initial response.
“I feel like my passion for the cause is reignited in the home
“I didn’t want to get my hopes up, so I was very nonchalant stretch… I needed something to really push me into wanting to
about it,” Rahman said. “I didn’t actually tell anyone because I be motivated more to continue to make a difference. I think this
really didn’t think that it was real or that it was happening, that I award really did that for me, and made me realize how lucky I am
was going to get it at all.”
to be working in a cause that I love,” Rahman said.
One person was allowed to attend the ceremony with Rahman,
She will be graduating in May, but is not yet sure what she will
but she had two very important mentors that she wanted to bring be doing after graduation.
with her. Her wishes were granted after speaking with organizers
“I’d love to be in D.C. but I’d love to be in Texas too. I’m just
for the event.
waiting to find the right opportunity,” Rahman said. “I really love
The first was Loretta Landry, regional manager of Child love love lobbying and advocating for these programs but I really
Hunger Outreach at the Dallas office. She was one of the first see the value in implementations as well, so honestly as long as I
people who spoke with Rahman in the organization and suggested get to stay in this issue I would be happy.”
she be an intern, allowing for growth within her job.
“She’s always been really supportive and also let me learn to

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“Moon Over Buffalo,” a comedy directed
by Waco graduate student Nick Hoenshell, will
open at 7:30 p.m. today in the Jones Theatre and
will continue through Sunday.
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Lipton said featuring actors with extensive
improv and comedy experience will add
energy and life to the show, and audiences are
guaranteed to see a comedy production that is
one of a kind.

THE DETAILS
Catch the play at 7:30 p.m.
today through Saturday or
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday in Jones Theatre.
Tickets cost $20 and are
available at baylor.edu/
theatre.

“One of my favorite things to do when it
comes to acting is to keep it as fresh as possible
every night,” said Lipton, who is playing George
Hay. “I hate getting stuck into what people call
line readings, where you find one way to say a
line and you do it that same way every single
night. It becomes robotic and stale.”
The characters are as vibrant as the story,
bringing life to classic funny lines and comedic
blunders. Because they have training in comedy

PLAY WITHIN THE PLAY Navarro’s
character, Charlotte Hay, puts her
bloomers on for “Cyrano de Bergerac.”

and improv as well as formal theater, Lipton
said the actors will really be able to bring these
flawed characters to life.
“It makes the difference between watching
a realistic person on stage versus just a good
actor,” Lipton said. “It’s the ability to be able to
listen and respond authentically every time.”
Hoenshell said the script of “Moon Over
Buffalo” was promising from the beginning, a
quality that made it stand apart from the other
potential productions he submitted to faculty
for approval as his dissertation. However, the
actors brought the story to life.
The show is a thesis production in partial
fulfillment of Hoenshell’s master’s in directing.
In Baylor Theatre, graduate directing students
aren’t required just to do a dissertation.
Hoenshell has spent a full year of his time in the
graduate program working on this production.
The five-chapter, 200 page paper is his thesis
defense, whereas “Moon Over Buffalo” is the
main act, displaying all the directing skills he
has learned during his studies.

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Senior forward Rico Gathers holds off a Kansas defender during
the Bears’ game against Kansas on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. Baylor lost in the semifinals to
Kansas, 70-66, after beating Texas in the opening round. The Bears earned a No. 5 seed for the
NCAA tournament and face No. 12 Yale in the first round.

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, AGAIN Head coach Kim Mulkey celebrates with her daughter and
former player Makenzie Fuller at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. after
winning the Big 12 tournament. The Lady Bears hold a 20-game winning streak and the No. 1 seed
in the Dallas region of the NCAA tournament beginning on Friday.

Guts and glory
MEGHAN MITCHELL &
BEN EVERETT
Sports Writers
Conference play started out very
different from how it ended for the
Baylor Lady Bears. Senior guard Niya
Johnson was absent in Baylor’s first
game.
The Lady Bears ended up losing
that game to Oklahoma State. After
that, Baylor completely swept the Big
12.
After losing their first Big 12
game of the season, the Lady Bears
stormed back to take the Big 12
regular title and then win the 2016
Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball
Championship in Oklahoma City,
Okla., last week.
To cap off the Big 12 season, the
Lady Bears finished with a 20-game
winning streak.
“This gives us a lot of confidence,”
said junior forward Nina Davis. “I
feel like we’re all coming together as a
team, and what better way to end the
next chapter than to end with a win in
the championship.”
The Longhorns remained close
early on and only trailed by three to
end the first quarter.
Struggling on the offensive end,
the Longhorns shot at just 39 percent

overall and 1-for-8 from outside the
arc.
“Defense is something we take
a lot of pride in,” Davis said. “We
wanted to focus on the defense and let
our offense come to us, and it worked
out for us.”
Fighting their way back, the
Longhorns closed the gap to one,
18-17 in the second quarter, but the
Lady Bears were too much for the
Longhorns to handle.
Going into the half up by 11,
Baylor had the momentum going into
the third quarter where they took a
17-point lead.
Although they were outscored in
the fourth quarter, Texas’ effort was
too late. Baylor’s lead was too large
and the Lady Bears went on to win,
79-63.
Junior guard Alexis Jones earned
the Most Outstanding Player award
after finishing with 16 points and
eight assists while in route to help
her team get passed the Longhorns,
79-63.
Jones also put up 19 points and
11 assists in the semi-final matchup
against Oklahoma.
“I didn’t want to miss the shot, to
be honest,” Jones said. “So I pumpfaked and held my follow-through.”
“She can do things with a

basketball that a lot of girls can’t do,”
said head coach Kim Mulkey. “It’s
taken a while for her to not overpass
and for her to learn her teammates.
Some of them can’t catch those passes.
She can score anytime she wants, but
to watch her assist-to-turnover ratio
improve – it makes her an overall
complete player.”
As a No. 1 seed, the Lady Bears
will be back in action at the Ferrell
Center 5 p.m. Friday where they will
host No. 16 Idaho in the first round of
the NCAA tournament.
MEN

Baylor’s men’s basketball team
closed out the Big 12 Conference
season over the weekend with a strong
showing at the Big 12 tournament in
Kansas City, Mo.
The No. 5-seeded Bears (22-11,
10-8) picked up an upset win over
No. 4 seed Texas before falling to No.
1 seed Kansas in the semifinals.
Baylor came prepared against the
Longhorns (20-12, 11-7), whom they
split the season series with, taking
a 38-27 lead into halftime after a
buzzer-beating three from freshman
guard Jake Lindsey.
“It was all about bringing intensity
and doing whatever we had to do
to keep the team alive and in the

moment,” senior forward Taurean
Prince said.
The Bears dominated the glass,
out-rebounding Texas 46-27 while
also locking down on the defensive
end and holding the Longhorns to 38
percent shooting.
Prince led Baylor on offense,
posting his ninth career doubledouble with 24 points and a season
high 13 rebounds.
“Anytime you’re playing Texas, it
means a lot to our fans, and it means a
lot to us,” head coach Scott Drew said.
“Let alone, it’s a Big 12 tournament,
and you’re playing for a chance to win
the championship.”
With a win in the quarterfinals,
Drew earned his 250th game as head
coach of the Bears as they advanced to
play No. 1-ranked Kansas on Friday.
In the first half, Baylor carried
over their defensive success from the
previous game, holding the Jayhawks
to a season low 21 points.
Lindsey drained a three-pointer
at the buzzer for the second straight
game to give the Bears a two point
halftime lead.
However, the Jayhawks found
their offensive rhythm in the second
half, going up by as many as 16 points
before Kansas head coach Bill Self
removed his starters from the game.

Baylor didn’t give up, though,
going on an unbelievable 18-5 run in
the final two minutes to pull within
four points of the No. 1-seeded
Jayhawks.
“I think it gives us confidence that
we’re never out of a game,” sophomore
guard Al Freeman said. “Everybody
has to be bought in and know that
it’s a 40-minute game. It’s not a
38-minute game, not a 37-minute
game, it’s a 40-minute game.”
Self put his starters back in with 23
seconds left, and the veteran Kansas
players were able to make their free
throws and win the game, 70-66.
“The game’s not over until the
horn sounds,” senior point guard
Lester Medford said. “This just gets us
prepared for the NCAA tournament,
for close games, because we’ve been
in a lot of close games.
In the end, the Bears were unable
to overcome their own mistakes,
turning the ball over 13 times and
missing 11 free throws in what could
have been a much closer game.
Baylor was awarded with a No. 5
seed in the NCAA Tournament and
will face No. 12 seed Yale at 1:40 p.m.
Thursday in Providence, R.I.

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Time for madness
MEGHAN MITCHELL &
BEN EVERETT
Sports Writers
The Lady Bears (33-1) were given
the No. 1 seed in the Dallas region
of the NCAA women’s basketball
tournament Monday night. For the
fifth year in a row, the Ferrell Center
will host the first two rounds of NCAA
women’s basketball tournament.
“This time of year, there are no
bad teams. I don’t even know how
the committee can rank and select
who gets what seed because it’s a
difficult task, but it’s a reward for the
team, but also for our fans,” said head
coach Kim Mulkey. “When you can
host the first two games here, and if
you should win those and get to go to
Dallas, it’s a perfect setup. It doesn’t
guarantee any wins, but it’s certainly
good for our fans.
With the No. 1 seed in their hands,
the Lady Bears will take on No. 16
Idaho at 5 p.m. Friday at the Ferrell
Center.
The Vandals are advancing to their
third NCAA tournament appearance
in four years.
“We played them a few years ago,”
Mulkey said. “I can bet you without
having seen them play this year that
they can all shoot the three ball, so
here we go again going up against
another team that can shoot the three
ball.”
Junior guard Alexis Jones has
made her mark on the court this
season after transferring in from
Duke and sitting out because of
injury.
“Alexis Jones is so talented, and
to have her blend into this team with
all the talent we already had speaks
volumes of her being super intelligent
to figure it out and work her way
into it and being a great player here,”
Mulkey said.
Louisville and Texas A&M are
both in the Lady Bears’ side of the
draw and a matchup between them is
possible in the Elite Eight.
“I’m not going to talk much about

Richard Hirst | Photo Editor

GOLDEN MOMENT Head coach Kim Mulkey (center), junior forward Nina Davis (left) and senior guard Niya Johnson
(right) cheer after learning they were given the No. 1 seed of the Dallas region of the NCAA tournament on Monday at
the Ferrell Center.

those guys because we all have to win
to meet up in the Dallas regional, but
isn’t that funny? Those two guys had
our number the last time we played,”
Mulkey said.
With senior forward Breanna
Stewart leading the way, Connecticut
has dominated this season and
have deservingly earned the No. 1
seed overall. With the Lady Bears
looking to make it to the Final Four,
a matchup with the Huskies could be
in the making.
“UConn is the team to beat,”
Mulkey said. “UConn is just better,
but I’ve won a national championship
at Baylor when the better team
didn’t win and I have lost a national
championship when the better team
didn’t win.”

“I have been a part of it long
enough to know the highs and lows
of this business. Are we talented
enough? Yes. Are we experienced
enough? Yes. Will we play good
enough? I don’t know. Just go play
and do the best you can.”
With the motto all season being
“eight is not enough” the Lady Bears
look to make their mark as they start
the run to a NCAA championship.
“Our goal today is to win four
games,” Mulkey said. “If you win four
games, you get to the Final Four. Once
you’re there, anything can happen.”

Men face No. 12 Yale
Baylor men’s basketball has
received a bid to the NCAA

STRIKE A POSE

Richard Hirst | Photo Editor

Junior Shayla Kelley stands firm as her teammates hold her during the Bears’ meet
against Fairmont State and Adrian on Monday at the Ferrell Center. The Bears won
with a final score of 285.585.

Tournament for the third year in a
row and the sixth time under head
coach Scott Drew.
The Bears (22-11) were given the
fifth seed in the West Region and
will play twelfth-seeded Yale (226) in the first round on Thursday in
Providence, RI.
“You can never take making the
NCAA Tournament for granted,”
Drew said, “you’ve got another
opportunity in March, and I know
our seniors are excited about it.”
In last year’s tournament, Baylor,
a three seed, was upset in the first
round by 14th-seeded Georgia State
57-56.
“Last year, we didn’t like how it
ended,” Drew said. “We had had a lot
of success in the tournament, and that

was the first time we really got stung.
I know the returning players and
coaches are motivated to make sure
we do better.”
The Bears held a twelve point lead
with just three minutes left before
watching Georgia State guard RJ
Hunter bury a long three to give the
Panthers the upset win.
“That loss is on everybody’s mind,”
sophomore guard Al Freeman said.
“We know what it’s like to get upset,
we know what it’s like to be sent home
in the first round. It’s not fun, it leaves
a bad taste in your mouth. And we
don’t want that this year.”
Baylor faces a Yale team that made
the NCAA Tournament for just the
fourth time in school history and the
first time since 1962.
The Bulldogs won the Ivy League
by posting a conference record of 131, with the only loss coming on the
road against Princeton.
Yale is the automatic qualifier
for the Ivy League after winning
the regular season crown because
the conference does not have a
tournament.
“They’re not here for no reason,”
Freeman said. “They made it out of
their conference, and it’s hard to do
that, especially when you’ve got to
win your conference to make it in.
It takes a lot of heart, it takes a lot
of grittiness, focus, determination.
That’s why they’re in the tournament
right now.”
The Bulldogs will lean on
sophomore guard Makai Mason and
senior forward Brandon Sherrod who
lead the team in points, averaging
15.8 and 12.5 per game respectively.
A win in the round of 64 would
likely result in a matchup with fourthseeded Duke in the round of 32. The
Bears and Blue Devils met in the Elite
Eight in 2010, with Duke winning 7871 and then going on to the claim the
national title.
Even-numbered years have been
good for Drew’s Baylor teams, as the
Bears have reached the Elite Eight in
2010 and 2012 and the Sweet Sixteen
in 2014.

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